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Disabled voters take pioneering legal action over election access
A disabled campaigner is one of five blind and visually-impaired people taking pioneering legal action against their local councils over the failure to make voting in elections accessible to them.…
Private sector ‘shames government on Equality Act’
The private sector has implemented the Equality Act far better than central and local government, a committee of peers has been told by a prominent disabled campaigner. The peers were…
Disabled peers quiz civil servants on Equality Act enforcement ‘failure’
Three disabled peers have asked a panel of senior civil servants why the government appears to have failed to enforce the Equality Act since it became law five years ago.…
Paulley wins fight to take bus access case to Supreme Court
A disabled campaigner who is battling to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has won permission for his appeal to be heard by the Supreme Court. Doug…
BBC launches month-long disability season
A month-long season of BBC films examining the lives of young disabled people will feature issues such as parenting, hate crime, relationships, and the qualities required of personal assistants. BBC…
Disabled teacher’s three-year discrimination battle
A disabled teacher claims she was left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a three-year campaign of discrimination and harassment at the school where she worked. After the teacher first…
Minister fails to solve mystery of Swansea’s ‘Disability Confident City’ accolade
The minister for disabled people has risked ridicule after announcing that Swansea has become the country’s first “Disability Confident City”, despite being unable to explain why it was chosen. The…
Disabled consumers ‘should embrace the badge of disability’ to get a better deal
Disabled people should accept the “badge of disability” in order to increase their profile as consumers and help drive down the extra costs they face, according to a new report.…
History project will dig deep into the past, thanks to Lottery cash
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded nearly £880,000 to a three-year project that will uncover disabled people’s history, through examination of eight unique buildings across England. Accentuate’s History of Place…
‘Unique history’ of disability arts movement set for preservation, thanks to £850K funding
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded more than £850,000 to a project that will create a digital archive of the 40-year history of the disability arts movement. The Shape…
